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The monumental deal means Greece has cleared its final hurdle to qualify for the €130 billion bailout program from the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
More than 85% of private bondholders agreed to the deal, Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos said in a statement
The agreement, called the private-sector involvement, gives bondholders not very attractive terms, experts have said. Investors who own Greek bonds could now see losses of up to 75%.
Originally posted by Brandon88
Looks like Greece is doing what needs to be done to get themsleves out of the hole they dug. 75% is a big loss, but in the long run if it keeps the country afloat it has to be done. To bad the US can't do anything about our debt crisis. We could use some smart thinking on our end, but even if we came up with something like that nobodys going to want to actually lose money. Who cares about the rest of the country.
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if it keeps the country afloat it has to be done
Euro zone ministers could decide whether to clear the overall bailout package in a conference call on Friday afternoon although they may leave the final decision until a face-to-face meeting on Monday.
Greece must have the funds in place by March 20 when some 14.5 billion euros of bonds are due, which it cannot hope to repay alone.
Euro zone ministers could decide whether to clear the overall bailout package in a conference call on Friday afternoon although they may leave the final decision until a face-to-face meeting on Monday.
With over 75 percent take-up secured, well above the required two thirds threshold, Athens should be able to apply collective action clauses (CAC) imposing the deal on all holders of 177 billion euros in bonds regulated by Greek law.
Originally posted by ALF88
This is something that should have happened a year ago.
This bailout means that especially German tax payers have officially lost all their money. The same thing will happen to Portugal and all other countries in southern Europe. When Italy and / or Spain fall, and they will fall, the European adventure, the NWO wet dream of a United States of Europe will abruptly end.